Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4463 21 Jun 2026, 11:36

Feature Report

Steps Scenarios Features
Feature Passed Failed Skipped Pending Undefined Total Passed Failed Total Duration Status
Additional software 83 0 0 0 0 83 6 0 6 14:22.966 Passed
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
Feature Additional software
As a Tails user I may want to install software not shipped in Tails And have them installed automatically when I enable persistence in the Greeter
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker @fragile @doc
1:44.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.020
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.019
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:18.853
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.998
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.217
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.406
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.526
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 7.674
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.129
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:40.202
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.015
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.012
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 45.653
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.783
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.277
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 1.896
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.423
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.618
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.268
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.544
And I enable persistence 17.795
And I log in to a new session 9.480
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.136
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.641
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.566
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.116
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 6.374
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.685
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.023
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:22.300
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.015
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.014
Given a computer 0.129
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:8.989
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.739
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.252
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.133
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.057
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 6.513
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.917
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.022
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:57.765
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.015
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.015
Given a computer 0.135
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:39.401
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.181
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 3.638
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.542
When I start Synaptic 12.205
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.484
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 9.553
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.422
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.581
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.172
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.399
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.599
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.256
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.398
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.776
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.155
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.399
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.459
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.338
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.699
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.020
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:28.777
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.015
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.014
Given a computer 0.140
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:16.821
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.005
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 8.327
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.867
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.662
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.448
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.046
And I enable persistence 8.742
# We need to add back this custom APT source for the Additional Software
# install step, as it was not saved in persistence
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.019
# Prevent the "Warning: virtual machine detected!" notification from racing
# with the one we'll be interacting with below.
And I disable the tails-virt-notify-user.service user unit 0.059
And I log in to a new session 10.055
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.191
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.047
# We remove the newest package after it has been downloaded and before
# it is installed, so that the upgrade process fails
And I prepare the Additional Software upgrade process to fail 0.047
And the network is plugged 0.018
And Tor is ready 11.679
And available upgrades have been checked 2.145
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.461
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.520
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.193
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.322
And I enable persistence 8.926
# We need to add back this custom APT source for the Additional Software
# install step, as it was not saved in persistence
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.008
And I log in to a new session 9.758
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.177
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.044
And the network is plugged 0.016
And Tor is ready 14.863
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.055
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.102
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.740
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.871
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.054
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:9.916
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.012
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.012
Given a computer 0.116
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.661
And I enable persistence 10.087
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.040
And I log in to a new session 9.850
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 7.947
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.875
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.336
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.065
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.746
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.019